Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 255-263 , April 2005

Factors associated with 12 months continuous heroin abstinence: findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)

  • Shane Darke, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, NSW, 2052, Australia. Tel.: +1 61 2 9385 0333.
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  • Joanne Ross, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
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  • Maree Teesson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
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  • Robert Ali, M.B.B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Drug and Alcohol Services Council, South Australia, Australia
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  • Richard Cooke, B.A. Hons

      Affiliations

    • Drug and Alcohol Services Council, South Australia, Australia
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  • Allison Ritter, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Service, Victoria, Australia
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  • Michael Lynskey, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA

Received 19 July 2004 ,Revised 10 December 2004 ,Accepted 11 January 2005.

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PII: S0740-5472(05)00018-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2005.01.006

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 255-263 , April 2005

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